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Patriotism, Evil and Freddie Kissoon

Aug 24, 2012 Letters

 

Dear Editor,
There is evil in the land. There is patriotism in the land. Corrupt politicians rule the night. Patriots rule the future. Evil knows no end.
I am prompted to write because of the recent and also the prior attacks against the crusading columnist, Freddie Kissoon.  The verbal attacks have been unrelenting and since evil knows no end, have now become physical.  Today it’s Freddie Kissoon. Tomorrow it could be you.  If you haven’t been a victim yet, don’t worry, it soon come.
There are no winners when there is evil in the land. And the faces of evil are legion. Take corruption. Take exploitation of people. Take sexual abuse and harassment. Take suppression of the press. Take lack of economic opportunity. Take murder. Call it what you want. Its victims are many.  When you have to bribe a customs official, a police officer or a government worker to get them to do their job, you are a victim. When you pay taxes to get decent roads and schools and medical care and most of the money goes to a corrupt ruling class and its allies, you are a victim.  When fear takes away your civic responsibilities, you are a victim. Over and over, day in and day out, you are a victim.
Guyana has been blessed with great patriots; men and women who have risked their lives for the cause of freedom, peace and justice in Guyana.  I lived through the dark days when we lost Walter Rodney, Father Darke and others. Today there is a call for more patriots to step forward and defeat the evil in the land.
Patriotic leadership is more about example than it is about position. And there is no defence in claiming personal innocence, when you are a part of the corrupt leadership.  It is time for patriotic members of the ruling class, if there are any, to take a stand. People’s lives are in your hand.  Silence is the next best ally of evil.
To Freddie, I say stand firm.  To Guyanese patriots, I say, stand with Freddie.  Stand for freedom of the press. Stand for Guyana’s future.
Arthur McKenzie

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